US5286333A - Device for supporting and driving the label gumming and transfer unit in labeling machinery - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a device serving to support and drive the unit by which labels are gummed and transferred in a labeling machine.
- Conventional labeling machines and in particular high speed machines with an output capacity of 40 to 50 thousand pcs/h, generally comprise a rotary platform of which the periphery affords a plurality of plates to receive containers for labeling.
- the platform passes through one or more labeling stations comprising a label dispensing magazine, a gumming roller and a transfer drum disposed about a center station with revolving segments or paddles.
- the segments are smeared with glue by the gumming roller in such a way as to pick up the labels from the magazine; each label clings to the respective segment by way of its reverse side and is conveyed thus to the transfer drum, taken up by grippers, and applied to one of a succession of containers conveyed through the machine.
- the gums are utilized cold, and generally will be water soluble, polyvinyl or casein based adhesives.
- the gumming roller and the center station supporting the segments will stand generally on a base or bed housing the prime mover of the machine and the transmission components, which are oil-immersed.
- the labeling unit is mounted to a slide with crossed slots (of dovetail profile) on which the components can be traversed in a radial direction to give positioning along two mutually perpendicular axes and thus permit of adjusting the timing and pressure with which the label is applied during operation of the machine.
- the slide constitutes a further part of the machine exposed to the spilled adhesive.
- the object of the invention is to overcome the drawbacks mentioned, and in particular to embody a device for supporting and driving the gumming roller and the center station with its associated segments, such as will both disallow any leakage of water and/or gum into the internal drive mechanisms of the machine and enable an easy recovery of water or washing liquid at one and the same time.
- a further object of the invention is to permit of washing down the labeling machine either manually or automatically without the need to dismantle any of its component parts.
- Another object of the invention is to afford ease of access to transmission components of the device and thus facilitate inspection and servicing.
- the device disclosed comprises means by which a gumming roller and a center station with rotating segments are supported from above; moreover, these same means also carry the drive head of the unit, which is located above the gumming roller and the center station and connected to the main drive of the machine by way of a sealed transmission.
- FIG. 1 illustrates the device in plan
- FIG. 2 is an elevation of the device viewed partly in section through A--A of FIG. 1.
- 1 denotes the central transfer station of a labeling machine.
- the station 1 comprises a plurality of vertical and parallel rotating shafts 9 associated with a top platform 25, which are spaced apart one from the next at identical angular distance and partially inserted into a bottom platform 24.
- the station comprises four such shafts spaced apart at intervals of 90°.
- Each shaft 9 carries a segment denoted 2, and is supported by the top platform 25 in such a way as to revolve around the axis 26 of a center shaft 11.
- the shafts 9 and platforms 24 and 25 are set in motion by power transmission components (not shown in the drawings) housed in a top drive head 8.
- the transmission components themselves are set in motion by the center shaft 11, which rotates about the axis 26 of the station 1 and is accommodated in a protective sleeve 10.
- the center shaft 11 in its turn is set in rotation by mechanical transmission means housed within the base 7 of the machine and connected to a main drive system not illustrated in the drawings.
- Each segment 2 comprises an outwardly directed surface 27 positioned to enter into contact with a gumming roller 5, from which it receives adhesive, and with a dispensing magazine 3 from which single labels are taken up onto the gummed surface 27.
- a gumming roller 5 from which it receives adhesive
- a dispensing magazine 3 from which single labels are taken up onto the gummed surface 27.
- Rotating about the center axis 26 and about the relative shaft 9, the segment 2 encounters a drum denoted 4, whereupon the label is detached from the contact face 27 by grippers (not illustrated) and transferred to one of a succession of containers directed through the machine.
- 14 denotes a geared motor (this might be replaced by a graduated handwheel) housed internally of the base 7 and driving a shaft 15 disposed coaxial with the center shaft 11.
- the shaft 15 transmits rotation to a carrier 16 supporting a plurality of freely revolving planet wheels 17, which are positioned to mesh internally with a pinion 18 keyed to the center shaft 11 and externally with a ring gear 19 associated freely with the center shaft 11.
- the ring gear 19 meshes additionally with a gear 20 set in rotation by the main drive system (not shown in the drawings) of the labeling machine.
- the casing houses a gear 12 keyed to the center shaft 11 and in mesh with an idle gear 30 meshing in turn with a further gear 13 keyed to the shaft 29 driving the transfer drum 4, in such a way that rotation can be transmitted to the drum.
- the vessel 21 denotes a vessel provided with a drain outlet 22 serving to collect adhesive, liquids and cleansing fluids etc., falling from the labeling unit, i.e. from the center station and the gumming roller.
- the vessel occupies a position between the bottom platform 24 and the casing 28, and encircling the protective sleeve 10.
- the base 7 and the upper drive head 8 are connected by a pillar or upright 6 serving also to provide means by which the center station 1 and the gumming roller 5 are supported from overhead.
- the main drive system housed in the base 7 and the transmission components housed in the drive head 8 are interconnected through mechanical transmission means housed in the base itself and via the center shaft 11, though in an alternative arrangement (not illustrated) this same connection could be effected via transmission means housed in the pillar 6, thus eliminating the center shaft 11 and isolating the gumming station from the base altogether.
- the transmission components housed in the top drive head 8, which operate the center station 1 and the gumming roller 5, are oil-immersed and enclosed in a fluid-tight enclosure created preferably with rubber seals.
- the machine is adjusted for operation with a given type and diameter of container in the following manner: the geared motor 14 is activated in order to turn the shaft 15, hence the carrier 16 and the planet wheels 17, and rotate the center shaft 11 through the required angle, while the gear 20 associated with the main drive remains stationary. During normal operation, conversely, this gear 20 drives the ring gear 19, hence the center shaft 11, whilst the carrier 16 remains idle.
- the device according to the invention affords an overhead support from which to suspend the center station and gumming roller in labeling machinery; accordingly, it becomes possible to eliminate the problems connected with damage caused to rubber seals by hardened lumps of adhesive, as liquids and residual gum tend to cascade freely during washing operations and fall into the collection vessel 21, without penetrating the drive head 8.
- the machine can be spray cleaned without any components being dismantled.
- the periphery of the drive head 8 affords a plurality of spray nozzles 23 by means of which to effect an automatic wash of the lower parts of the machine.
- a further advantage of the device disclosed is that a change of the size of container in production can be accommodated simply by advancing or retarding the transfer of the labels, given that the pressure brought to bear in application of the label remains unaltered; by contrast, in conventional machines with slotted guides, the corresponding adjustment has the effect of upsetting the apply pressure.
- Another advantage derives from the ready access afforded to transmission components in the drive head 8, hence the ease with which inspection and servicing operations can be carried out.
- a device according to the invention requires less maintenance than prior art embodiments, and can be integrated into conventional labeling machines with a minimum of simple modifications.
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